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Leners Patent No. 62,506, dated February 26, 1867.'

IMPROVEMENT IN WHIP SOCKE".

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TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONCERN:

Be'itknown that I, JOSEPH STEGER, of Vthe city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and improved Whip Socket; and I do hereby7declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, enabling those skilled in the art vto fullyf understand and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inwhichyFigure l represents a longitudinal central section of thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section ofthe same, the plane of section beingindicated by the line x x, tig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the arrangement of a. spring catch in theinterior of a whip socket in combination with la notch or recess iu thewhip handle in such a manner that on pushing the whip down into thesocket the catch drops into the recess and retains tho whip, and thedanger that the said whip may be furtively withdrawn is materiallyreduced.

A represents a spring catch, which is secured to the inside of thesocket B. The whip handle C is provided with a button, a, at its end,and when. the whip is inserted in the socket the spring catch drops overthe edge of the button and retains the Whip.' Between the upper edge ofthe button and the but end of the whipan annular recess is formed, so'that the whip can be inserted into the socket without taking particularnotice of its position but it must be remarked that one or more notchesin the but end of the whip would also answer the purpose to give a holdto the spring catch, provided the whip would he inserted in its socketso as to bring one oi' said notches opposite the spring catch. The whipis released by pressing back the spring catch, which can be done by acord or lever from the inside of the carriage, and if the tail end ofthe spring catch is somewhat concealed, the whip cannot be furtivelywithdrawn from its socket. If desired, the button may also be providedwith a notch, b, in its circumference, so that thc whip can be withdrawnif it is turned in its socket until said notch comes opposite thespring' catch.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement of a spring catch in the interior ot' a whip socket, incombination with a suitable recess in the whip handle, substantially asand for the purpose described.

JOSEPH STEGER.

Witnesses: W. HAUFF, E. HAUFF.

